tartramic acid

noun

tar·​tram·​ic acid

(ˈ)tär‧¦tramik-

: a syrupy acid HOOC(CHOH)₂CONH₂ made by the action of aqueous ammonia on a tartaric ester : the half amide of tartaric acid

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary tartr- + -am + -ic

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